Jefferson Journal published notice in French and English
This file appears in: Joseph Tom v. The Slave Ernest
In July 1858, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff had published notice of the proceedings involving Ernest in the Jefferson Journal, a newspaper published in Jefferson Parish.
Historical Archives of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, Courtesy of Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
This file appears in: Joseph Tom v. The Slave Ernest
Joseph Tom v. The Slave Ernest
Could an enslaved child be seized and sold to pay for the expenses of raising him? No, the Louisiana Supreme Court (onced housed in Carrollton Courthouse) ruled in 1860, in a case originally decided…